92 Accord wagon, power locks work too well
Or at least, I can no longer open the driver side door... 
Here's the car info and history: It's a 1992 Accord LX wagon, I'm the second owner and it just turned over 190k. For the last year or two, when I lock the car from anywhere other than the driver side push knob, the drivers side knob wouldn't go down all the way the first try. If I hit the button or turned the key a couple of times, the drivers side knob would inch it's way down until that side was locked like everything else. Today, I unlocked the car using the key on the drivers side (which would normally only unlock that door) and the door wouldn't open. The handle has no effect, just as if the door were still locked. I went in through the passenger side and tried unlocking from there with the same result. The lock knob moves up and down as it has lately, but the door stays locked...
I'm guessing the power lock actuator on that side is moving the knob but not moving the actual lock mechanism. I don't have a service manual on this car, though I have an exploded diagram from a '91 manual. Problem is, to get in to look at that portion of the machanism you have to open the door (can't reach the screws holding the door panel in place with it closed).
Has anyone got suggestion on how I can get the door unlocked so I can open it to take apart? Am I going to have to destroy the door panel to get the door open? Anyone experienced something similar?
Here's the car info and history: It's a 1992 Accord LX wagon, I'm the second owner and it just turned over 190k. For the last year or two, when I lock the car from anywhere other than the driver side push knob, the drivers side knob wouldn't go down all the way the first try. If I hit the button or turned the key a couple of times, the drivers side knob would inch it's way down until that side was locked like everything else. Today, I unlocked the car using the key on the drivers side (which would normally only unlock that door) and the door wouldn't open. The handle has no effect, just as if the door were still locked. I went in through the passenger side and tried unlocking from there with the same result. The lock knob moves up and down as it has lately, but the door stays locked...
I'm guessing the power lock actuator on that side is moving the knob but not moving the actual lock mechanism. I don't have a service manual on this car, though I have an exploded diagram from a '91 manual. Problem is, to get in to look at that portion of the machanism you have to open the door (can't reach the screws holding the door panel in place with it closed).
Has anyone got suggestion on how I can get the door unlocked so I can open it to take apart? Am I going to have to destroy the door panel to get the door open? Anyone experienced something similar?
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